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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

DEVIZES ASSIZE COURT TRUST 

TO PRESERVE PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE, IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF WILTSHIRE;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£73£57£16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£50£36£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£40£104£-65n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£81£134£-53n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£835£520£315£13£315£2926.701
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.devizesassizecourt.org.uk

tanya@greenwoodwilliams.co.uk

01249 448373

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Design Work relating to the restoration of Devizes Assize Court
£25,000 12/02/2020
Design Work relating to the restoration of Devizes Assize Court
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Devizes Assize Court Trust
£30,000 29/05/2019
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Devizes Assize Court Trust Urgent Works
DCMS - Law Courts and County Police Office (Former Assize Court), Devizes
£29,220 01/04/2019
Removal of asbestos from interior and temporary propping internally of a glass lantern over the entrance hall. Patch repairs to roof to ensure it is weather tight. Plus small area of temporary roof ....more
DCMS - Law Courts and County Police Office (Former Assize Court), Devizes
£23,760 20/03/2019
Removal of asbestos from interior and temporary propping internally of a glass lantern over the entrance hall. Patch repairs to roof to ensure it is weather tight. Plus small area of temporary roof ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2018, number: 1177016
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Greenwood Williams Ltd
Syms Building
Bumpers Way
Bumpers Farm
CHIPPENHAM
SN14 6LH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:TO PRESERVE PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) IN THE AREA OF WILTSHIRE;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM; ANDTO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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